Community Home Buying & Selling Real Estate Guide
Insider's Guide to Real Estate Research & Home Owner Information
The February 2016 Simi Valley Housing Report is all about inventory. Inventory is shrinking, while volume was a low again for February, historically February is always a slow month. Typically in December if buyer activity is slow then the closings that will occur in the second half of January and the first half of February […]
What are California Propositions 60 and 90? California Propositions 60 and 90 are constitutional initiatives passed by California voters. They provide property tax relief by preventing reassessment when a senior citizen sells his/her existing residence and purchases or constructs a replacement residence worth the same or less than the original. WERE THEY ENACTED? Propositions 60 and 90 encourage a […]
The January 2016 housing report for Simi Valley was a little sluggish in volume compared to the 4th quarter 2105, but not overall surprising for the beginning of the year as historically January tends to average 75 closed units going back into 2006 (prior to the housing collapse). Median pricing edged up and the days […]
Who pays for What? What costs are customary for a buyer and seller varies from state to state and in some states like California, what is customary for buyers and sellers in Southern California may be different than in Northern California. The following list is what is generally customary for Home Buyers and Sellers in […]
2015 Simi Valley Housing Report With 2015 closed let’s look back and see how the market performed to see if there are any signs that might carry into 2016. Simi Valley saw it’s second highest closed sales volume in the last 10 years, with 1,263 homes sold. 2012 saw 1,282 homes sold, but that was the […]
5 KEYS TO A TROUBLE FREE MOVE – I have had to pleasure to work with Jack Fishel of NMS/Atlas Moving. He has helped me and a number of my Simi Valley clients with a trouble free move. Jack takes pride in being one of the most accurate estimators in the business and I can testify […]
There are three main factors that the Simi Valley Housing Update December 2015 will highlight. These factors have been fairly consistent and should give homeowners some relief and assurance of this non volatile housing market. This has been an extended period of market stability and will remain so for quite some time. Price have been moving […]
The Home Loan Check List will help make life easier during the loan process, your credit, income and asset situation is critical to maintain. Here are guidelines to follow once you have decided to start the process to find and buy a home from a friend who works with Texas based VA home loan experts. […]
The November 2015 Simi Valley Housing Report shows sales have slowed a little compared to November 2014 and significantly from last month.. While this is happening and may cause some concern, new lending requirements under the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) have caused home purchasers to request 45 day escrows to deal with the requirements […]
What is a Sub Escrow Fee and why do I have to pay it? A Sub Escrow Fee is not an escrow fee. The Sub Escrow is a service provided by the Title Companies where the buyer’s lender requires the Title Company to take the buyer’s loan proceeds and send (via check or wire) the […]
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